Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Beijing (North China, China)
List of families for Beijing
23 Families width 122 Species and 9 Subspecies
| Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802) | Apollos | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae (Duponchel, 1845) | Cup moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Beijing
92 Genera with 122 Species
| Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1859 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethes Billberg, 1830 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Agapetes Billberg, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apatura Fabricius, 1775 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1758 | Blackveins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araschnia Hübner, 1758 | Mongols | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argyresthia Hübner, 2017 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Argyronome Hübner, 1771 | Eastern Silverstripes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1874 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1864 | Pachliopta | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bembecia Hübner, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasis Zeller, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calinaga Moore, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callambulyx Rothschild &..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caloptilia Hübner, 1990 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charissa Curtis, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1787 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1758 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Condica Walker, 1911 | Groundlings And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cydalima Lederer, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daimio Murray, 1857 | White Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dargida Walker, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deserticossus Yakovlev, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diagora Snellen, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dilipa Moore, 1891 | Golden Emperor | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeia Westwood, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1861 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fabriciana Reuss, 1862 | Silverstripes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hestina Westwood, 1850 | Circes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyloconis Kumata, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypatopa Walsingham, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kaniska Moore, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kirinia Moore, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1851 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobocla Moore, 1853 | Marbled Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lopinga Moore, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxerebia Watkins, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1887 | Large blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1874 | Small Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Miltochrista Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minois Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monema Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1771 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Niphanda Moore, 1853 | Pointed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1767 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1823 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pazala Moore, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllosphingia Swinhoe, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1779 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1842 | Anglewings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1777 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1819 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Problepsis Lederer, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychostrophia Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psydrocercops Kumata & Kuroko, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1844 | Flashes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Recurvaria Haworth, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericinus Westwood, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1937 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1808 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spoladea Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Termioptycha Meyrick, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Timelaea Lucas, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tongeia Tutt, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1794 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xenozancla Warren, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Beijing
122 Species and 9 Subspecies | Aeromachus inachus Ménétriés, 1859 | | | Aethes alatavica Danilevsky, 1992 | | | Aethes amurensis Razowski, 1964 | | | Aethes cnicana Westwood, 1854 | Thistle Conch | | Aethes rubigana Treitschke, 1830 | Burdock Conch | | Agapetes epimede | | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Lesser Purple Emperor | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758 | European Map | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | Indian Fritillary | | Argyresthia (Argyresthia) brockeella Hübner, 1813 | Gold-ribbon Argent | | Argyresthia (Argyresthia) ivella Haworth, 1828 | Gold-four Argent | | Argyresthia aphoristis Meyrick, 1938 | | | Argyresthia chiotorna Liu, Wang & Li, 2017 | | | Argyresthia longalbella Liu, Wang & Li, 2017 | | | Argyresthia umbrina Liu, Wang & Li, 2017 | | | Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771) | ⇒ Argynnis laodice Pallas, 1771 | | Aricia (Umpria) chinensis Murray, 1874 | | | Bembecia bestianaeli Capuse, 1973 | | | Boloria (Boloria) pales Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Shephard`s Fritillary | | Calinaga buddha Moore, 1857 | Freak | | Callambulyx tatarinovii tatarinovii BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Caloptilia dentata Y.Q. Liu & D..., 1990 | | | Caloptilia koelreutericola Y.Q. Liu & D..., 1990 | | | Caloptilia pekinensis Y.Q. Liu & D..., 1990 | | | Caloptilia quadripunctata Y.Q. Liu & D..., 1990 | | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Charissa agnitaria Staudinger, 1897 | | | Coenonympha amaryllis Cramer, 1782 | Mustang Heath | | Coenonympha oedippus Fabricius, 1787 | False Ringlet | | Colias erate Esper, 1805 | Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Condica andrena Smith, 1911 | Rough triggerfish | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido argiades hellotia Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Cupido (Everes) lacturnus Godart, 1823 | Tailed Cupid | | Cydalima perspectalis Walker, 1859 | Box Tree Moth | | Daimio tethys Ménétriés, 1857 | China Flat | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dargida diffusa neptis | | | Deserticossus tsingtauana Bang-Haas, 1912 | | | Dilipa fenestra Leech, 1891 | | | Epicopeia mencia Moore, 1874 | | | Erynnis montanus Bremer, 1861 | | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775 | High Brown Fritillary | | Fabriciana nerippe Felder, 1862 | | | Hemaris (Hemaris) affinis Bremer, 1861 | | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hestina japonica Felder, 1862 | | | Hestina persimilis Westwood, 1850 | Siren | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyloconis luminata Bai & H.H. Li, 2012 | | | Hypatopa moriutiella Sinev, 1986 | | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763 | Blue Admiral | | Kirinia epaminondas Staudinger, 1887 | | | Lasiommata deidamia (Eversmann, 1851) | ⇒ Hipparchia azorina Strecker, 1899 | | Lobocla bifasciatus BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Loxerebia saxicola Oberthür, 1876 | | | Lycaeides subsolanus Eversmann, 1851 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Maculinea arionides (Staudinger, 1887) | ⇒ Phengaris xiushani M. Wang & Se..., 2010 | | Marumba gaschkewitschii gaschkewitschii BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Marumba maackii ochreata Mell, 1935 | | | Melitaea didymoides Eversmann, 1847 | | | Melitaea scotosia Butler, 1878 | | | Melitaea turanica Erschov, 1874 | | | Minois dryas Scopoli, 1763 | Dryad | | Monema flavescens (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Monema rubriceps Matsumura, 1931 | | Neptis alwina Bremer, 1853 | | | Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771 | Common Glider | | Niphanda fusca BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Papilio (Sinoprinceps) xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 | Asia Swallowtail | | Parnassius bremeri Bremer, 1864 | Snow Apollo | | Parnassius nomion Fischer de W..., 1823 | Nomion Apollo | | Pazala eurous Leech, 1893 | Sixbar Swordtail | | Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883 | | | Phyllosphingia dissimilis dissimilis Bremer, 1861 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) subsolanus Eversmann, 1851 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | | Polygonia comma Harris, 1842 | Comma Anglewing | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White | | Problepsis phoebearia (Erschoff, 1870) | ⇒ Problepsis plagiata Butler, 1881 | | Problepsis superans (Butler, 1885) | ⇒ Problepsis plagiata Butler, 1881 | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877 | | | Psydrocercops wisteriae Kuroko, 1982 | | | Rapala caerulea BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Bush clover | | Rapala nissa Kollar, 1844 | Common Flash | | Recurvaria nanella Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brindled Groundling | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Sericinus montela BREMER & GREY, 1852 | Dragon Swallowtail | | Sericinus telamon (Donovan, 1798) | ⇒ Sericinus montela BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Smerinthus minor Mell, 1937 | Lesser Eyed Hawkmoth | | Sphinx caligineus sinicus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808 | African armyworm | | Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775 | Beet webworm | | Termioptycha margarita Butler, 1879 | | | Theretra japonica Boisduval, 1869 | | | Timelaea albescens Fruhstorfer, 1908 | Beautiful Leopard | | Timelaea maculata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Spotted Leopard Butterfly | | Tongeia filicaudis Pryer, 1877 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794 | Asian Admiral | | Xenozancla versicolor Warren, 1893 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Beijing
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